Christian Hymn The Old Rugged Cross

The old rugged cross is the first song my mother taught me to sing when i was very young i am 73 now she taught me to pay it on piano and i just heard sandi patty sing it i am writing a poem about it now.

Christian hymn the old rugged cross.

The old rugged cross during the early years of his ministry rev. Being a christian is not easy but we all need to cling to that old cross and bear the shame and ridicule we might face. It has since been included in numerous hymnals and recordings by contemporary artists. It is a hymn that leads us to focus on what christ did on the cross and make his sacrifice our own.

Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me for the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary. I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown. The old rugged cross is a popular christian song written in 1912 by evangelist and song leader george bennard 1873 1958. To the old rugged cross i will ever be true its shame and reproach gladly bear.

This gospel hymn a favorite of many a christian and one of the most popular hymns of the twentieth century was written by george. The old rugged cross is one of the most popular christian hymns in the english world.